Grünspan

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German grüenspān, grüenspāt, a calque of Latin viride hispanicum (literally “Spanish green”) [from 15th c.]. By surface analysis, grün (“green”) +‎ Span (“chip”), though this is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁyːnˌʃpaːn/

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Grünspan m (strong, genitive Grünspans, no plural)

1. copper acetate, Cuprum aceticum
2. (colloquial, nonstandard) verdigris

Declension

Declension of Grünspan [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Grünspan
genitive	eines	des	Grünspans
dative	einem	dem	Grünspan
accusative	einen	den	Grünspan

Derived terms

• Grünspan ansetzen
• grünspanig

Further reading

• “Grünspan” in Duden online
• “Grünspan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache